{"id":576675,"date":"2026-02-09T04:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T04:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/576675\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T04:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T04:12:08","slug":"coco-joness-wardrobe-pays-homage-to-whitney-houstons-iconic-super-bowl-moment-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/576675\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Jones\u2019s wardrobe pays homage to Whitney Houston\u2019s iconic Super Bowl moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">(Gray News) \u2014 Singer Coco Jones stunned the crowd when she performed \u201cLift Every Voice and Sing\u201d during the opening ceremony of Super Bowl 60 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI feel really amazing, I hope that I did my ancestors proud, and I hope that I inspired the nation to come together,\u201d Jones told the AP just after the song.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She FaceTimed with her mom on the sideline ater the performance while her fiance, Cleveland Cavaliers player Donovan Mitchell, held the phone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Jones wore a white jacket with a red stripe across the chest and a band of black and green around the right arm \u2014 similar to the jacket Whitney Houston wore in 1991 when she gave an iconic performance of the \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d before Super Bowl XXV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">At the time, only fans in the stadium heard Houston\u2019s live performance. A one-take recorded version was played for those watching the broadcast, which created an uproar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Houston found a way to make her stadium version available and donated the money raised from sales to the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund, People reported.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Coco Jones performs before the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770610328_312_D3B43VF3MRA37GHLBOCAYNE5S4.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Coco Jones performs before the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif.(Julio Cortez | AP Photo\/Julio Cortez)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Jones sought guidance from Alicia Keys, who became the first artist to sing the song for the NFL in 2000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cShe just told me, \u2018Don\u2019t be nervous \u2014 be in the moment,\u2019\u201d Jones said. \u201cThat meant a lot coming from her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Though she had performed on stadium stages before, she said repetition was important in her preparation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI try to overly practice,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen everything is second nature \u2026 I\u2019m just a vessel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Written by James Weldon Johnson, the song has been performed at the Super Bowl each year since 2021, the first Super Bowl after the protests surrounding the killing of George Floyd, when Black Lives Matter sentiment, and the song, became especially prominent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 Gray Local Media, Inc. 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